Tomb Rumble

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Tomb Rumble is a multiplayer casual platformer game. It was developed by Atelier 801 and was released on September 15, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Tomb Rumble is a pixel art MMO platformer, where adventurers compete to retreive ancient treasures in lost temples, cursed ruins and more. Push other players into deadly traps to be the first to escape !... or be the one to fall in a lava pit.

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67%

Audience ScoreBased on 78 reviews

monetization3 negative mentions

Unique 2D MMO collectathon platformer concept with fast-paced levels and a variety of traps and treasures.
Includes a level editor allowing player-created maps, providing variety and creative freedom.
Simple and intuitive controls with pixel art style fitting the game's theme; free to play without pay-to-win advantages in normal gameplay.

Very small screen size and lack of fullscreen mode make gameplay difficult to follow and disorienting.
Shrinking and mostly inactive player base leads to dead lobbies and lack of matchmaking, reducing multiplayer experience.
Unintuitive movement mechanics with inconsistent physics, unclear scoring system, and poorly explained game mechanics hinder enjoyment.

gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is fast-paced and varied, fitting well with its adventurous theme, but is hindered by a lack of tutorial and explanations, making it difficult for new players to fully grasp. Additionally, the small player base and minimal incentives reduce engagement and replay value. Despite this, some users see potential if improvements and community integration are made.
- “The game lives up to its Tomb Raider/Indiana Jones theme, and I appreciated the large variety of levels and the quick pace of gameplay, which helped to keep things fresh.”
- “The gameplay itself is so simple, which made the lack of tutorial less of an issue for me.”
- “This game has potential, and I would like to see another game with this style of gameplay, ideally with more active players or new features.”
- “No time to rest at home or just to discover anything about the actual gameplay or the how to.”
- “Big lack of explanation; tutorial only teaches basics and leaves out other mechanics.”
- “I'm not wasting my time when the devs won't bother to put a simple text guide in-game detailing the mechanics.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game uses retro pixel art graphics that suit its MMO platformer style well, providing a fitting and visually appealing experience despite being outdated by modern standards. However, the lack of customizable graphics settings or resolution options limits players' ability to enhance visual quality. Overall, the pixel art is praised for complementing the gameplay and controls.
- “The pixel art style fits the game well and looks much better than in some other games.”
- “The pixel visuals fit perfectly for an MMO platformer, and controls are quite good - so far I haven't had any trouble with movement, which in that kind of game is important.”
- “Pixel art style.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
- “There's no way for gamers to try to improve the low-quality graphics.”
monetization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization approach is criticized for relying on DLCs perceived as cash grabs, with no new content or updates, and minimal advertising efforts post-launch. However, the developers receive some praise for avoiding microtransactions, focusing instead on DLC-based monetization.
- “Something that has been getting a lot of praise before the release was the developers' handling of microtransactions.”
- “They are adding DLC instead of microtransactions.”
- “No updates, no new content, DLCs existing at this time only as a cash grab.”
- “Virtually zero advertising effort after the game dropped, even though this company has failed to make a relevant game since 2010 and should know that part of their problem is not putting any visible effort into the game after the initial release.”
- “Why do I know there's no advertising effort?”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the grinding aspect tedious and not very straightforward, particularly when it involves leveling up abilities like curses.
- “Grinding abilities for curses feels repetitive and tedious, lacking engaging mechanics.”
- “The whole UI feels very tedious and not quite straightforward, making grinding a frustrating experience.”